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Personally I didn't like the very large gold bowtie on my tailgate. I toyed with the idea of painting it black, but it's such a large emblem, I thought it would look better completely gone. Since it was cold outside when I did this, I used a standard household hair blow dryer and warmed up the emblem (and the adhesive behind it). I took some fishing twine (but I think dental floss works better) and placed it behind the bowtie and "sawed" through the adhesive. Once I got most of the emblem sawed through, it popped off pretty easily. Most of the adhesive came off with the bowtie--maybe I got lucky, but I just used my fingertip and pushed it around so I could pull it off. I used mineral spirits and lightly rubbed the stubborn remnants of the adhesive and it came off easily. A quick light waxing of the area, and there's not a trace. I'm not sure how much or how quickly paint fades, so I did this as soon as the weather cooperated.

Exterior: Victory Red Interior: Jet Black 5.3L V8 ECOTEC3, 4x4, 6 speed Automatic All Star Edition: * 18" All Terrain W.O.L tires * 18" bright-machined aluminum wheels * Trailering equipment package including auto locking rear diff * Power Seat Adjuster, Driver side * Front Fog Lamps * Dual Zone Climate Control A/C * Remote vehicle start * Chevrolet MyLink audio system with 8" diagonal color touch * Rear Vision Camera * Rear Window Defroster * Power Outlet, 110VAC 6" tubular chrome assist steps Polished exhaust tip All weather front and rear floor mats LED lighting, cargo box 7200 LB GVW Rating Rear Axle 3.08 Ratio

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I masked off the outer edge of the chrome bowtie and covered the hood, grill, bumper area. Temperature was about 60 deg F, I used four very light coats of Plastidip spray about 30 minutes apart. I carefully removed all masking, then carefully peeled the overspray off the chrome bowtie outline, leaving just the red inner bowtie. Used an exacto knife to score any areas that may not have separated easily. Overall it was very easy to do for less than $12 can of spray. Plastidip seems to be available in a variety of colors, and luckily the red matched the Chevrolet Victory Red paint perfectly. If it hadn't, I would have sprayed it black. There are several You Tube videos that do a great job guiding you through the process. I probably wouldn't have tried it if I hadn't watched one and seen how easy it was to do. The good thing about Plastidip is if you're not happy with the way it turns out, you can peel it off after it dries.